iPad slows down. Reasons and what to do? How to speed up your iPad. Adviсe
A huge number of users who installed the latest iOS 9 update on their iPhone, iPad and iPod are experiencing problems with the speed of the operating system. They report performance issues that include annoying lag and slow UI response. These lags are so noticeable that the device feels much slower than when it was running the previous version of the mobile operating system. This can be quite frustrating for the user, but fortunately, we have solutions that you can use to improve the performance of your smartphone or tablet running iOS 9.
Keep in mind that if you just updated to iOS 9 and everything seems to be slow, you will need to wait a few hours for the system to complete the indexing process and other functions. Some people claim that it takes a whole day for a device with a lot of data on it, but in reality this is not true. If 5 or 6 hours have passed since you installed the iOS 9 update and you are still experiencing the performance issues described, then you can try our recommendations to improve the situation. Yes, this will really improve the performance of iPhones, iPads and iPods running on the latest mobile OS update.
Speeding up iOS 9 with effects
Some devices have a hard time displaying effects on iOS 9, so turning them off will speed things up and improve the overall experience of the operating system on iPhone, iPad, and iPod.Open your device settings and go to the “General” tab
Select the “Accessibility” section and then “Increase Contrast”
Click on the item “Reduce Transparency” by turning on the switch to the right of it
In the same “Accessibility” section, turn on “Reduce Movements”
We close the settings and make sure that the system starts working faster.
As a result, iOS looks less beautiful with all its effects. Also, by turning on “Reduce Motion” you get a nice transition animation that some users prefer.
Improve performance by disabling background app updates
Background App Refresh is an interesting feature that keeps apps active in the background in iOS. Although many people like this, this feature significantly degrades the performance of the device. Disabling background app updates is easy, and the only side effect is that the user needs to open the app so it can access the internet and update.Open the settings of your iOS gadget, and then go to the “General” tab
Find “Background application update” in the list and disable the function using the switch opposite.
Disable Siri voice assistant suggestions
This is a feature you probably won't want to disable, as it's one of the coolest features of iOS 9. Unfortunately, it also degrades system performance, and disabling it will instantly speed up your device.- Open settings and go to the “General” tab
- Select “Spotlight Suggestions”
- Turn the switch next to “Siri Suggestions” to Off.
This means you'll no longer receive suggestions from Siri in iOS searches, but it will make the search itself much faster.
Still find iOS 9 unbearably slow?
If you find iOS unbearably slow and you can't take it anymore, then you can switch back to iOS 8.4.1 quite easily.Another option is to wait for the release of iOS 9.1, which is due next month with the iPad Pro, because the iOS 9.1 update should include performance improvements and bug fixes that may be causing iOS 9 performance problems. In fact, many users of the iOS 9.1 version being tested It's reported to be noticeably faster than iOS 9, so be patient.
Do you think iOS 9 is slow? Do you have any other tips to improve the performance of this version of the OS? Let us know in the comments.
A huge number of users who installed the latest iOS 9 update on their iPhone, iPad and iPod are experiencing problems with the speed of the operating system. They report performance issues that include annoying lag and slow UI response. These lags are so noticeable that the device feels much slower than when it was running the previous version of the mobile operating system. This can be quite frustrating for the user, but fortunately, we have solutions that you can use to improve the performance of your smartphone or tablet running iOS 9.
Keep in mind that if you just updated to iOS 9 and everything seems to be slow, you will need to wait a few hours for the system to complete the indexing process and other functions. Some people claim that it takes a whole day for a device with a lot of data on it, but in reality this is not true. If 5 or 6 hours have passed since you installed the iOS 9 update and you are still experiencing the performance issues described, then you can try our recommendations to improve the situation. Yes, this will really improve the performance of iPhones, iPads and iPods running on the latest mobile OS update.
Speeding up iOS 9 with effects
Some devices have a hard time displaying effects on iOS 9, so turning them off will speed things up and improve the overall experience of the operating system on iPhone, iPad, and iPod.Open your device settings and go to the “General” tab
Select the “Accessibility” section and then “Increase Contrast”
Click on the item “Reduce Transparency” by turning on the switch to the right of it
In the same “Accessibility” section, turn on “Reduce Movements”
We close the settings and make sure that the system starts working faster.
As a result, iOS looks less beautiful with all its effects. Also, by turning on “Reduce Motion” you get a nice transition animation that some users prefer.
Improve performance by disabling background app updates
Background App Refresh is an interesting feature that keeps apps active in the background in iOS. Although many people like this, this feature significantly degrades the performance of the device. Disabling background app updates is easy, and the only side effect is that the user needs to open the app so it can access the internet and update.Open the settings of your iOS gadget, and then go to the “General” tab
Find “Background application update” in the list and disable the function using the switch opposite.
Disable Siri voice assistant suggestions
This is a feature you probably won't want to disable, as it's one of the coolest features of iOS 9. Unfortunately, it also degrades system performance, and disabling it will instantly speed up your device.- Open settings and go to the “General” tab
- Select “Spotlight Suggestions”
- Turn the switch next to “Siri Suggestions” to Off.
This means you'll no longer receive suggestions from Siri in iOS searches, but it will make the search itself much faster.
Still find iOS 9 unbearably slow?
If you find iOS unbearably slow and you can't take it anymore, then you can switch back to iOS 8.4.1 quite easily.Another option is to wait for the release of iOS 9.1, which is due next month with the iPad Pro, because the iOS 9.1 update should include performance improvements and bug fixes that may be causing iOS 9 performance problems. In fact, many users of the iOS 9.1 version being tested It's reported to be noticeably faster than iOS 9, so be patient.
Do you think iOS 9 is slow? Do you have any other tips to improve the performance of this version of the OS? Let us know in the comments.
Apple technology is famous for its reliable and stable operation, and therefore when an iOS device suddenly starts to lag and slow down, the user is, to put it mildly, quite surprised. Although, unfortunately, there is nothing surprising here. The fact is that the uninterrupted operation of the device is guaranteed, as they say, only “out of the box”. That is, if you bought a brand new iPhone or iPad, then any malfunction is a reason to return the gadget to the store, because something is obviously wrong with it - either a manufacturing defect or you ran into a fake.
However, if a device that is already 3-4 years old lags, this is not a reason for surprise, but a guide to action - you have overloaded your “old man”. However, it is quite possible to return him, if not to his former prowess, then to fairly fast, lag-free work. In this article we will tell you what to do and how to fix the situation if the 1st generation iPad Mini is slow, however, the instructions we will give are relevant for any other iOS device.
Why did we choose the first generation iPad mini? The answer is simple - the device was released in October 2013, that is, it definitely cannot be called new, but it’s still too early to write down the final oldies.
The iPad Mini 1, let's say, is an aged device, which means the following - many users of this gadget are faced with the fact that it lags and slows down, but with proper configuration it can be made to work quite quickly and smoothly. If your device is younger than the hero of this article, then these guides will help you even more, and if it is much older, then you shouldn’t hope for miracles - the gadget, of course, can be made faster, but there will still be problems.
Garbage collection
Well, let's get down to business. We effectively called the first set of measures to overclock the iPad Mini “Garbage Collection”. However, this name is not for the sake of effect, it is very logical - in fact, most users do not even realize how much they clutter their device, filling the memory with unnecessary applications and content, storing centuries of browser history, not terminating background programs, etc. Needless to say, all this has the most negative effect on the performance of the system. And yes, if you have a gadget with the most powerful processor and a large amount of RAM, accumulate garbage to your heart’s content, but if you have an “old one,” make it a rule to clean up the mess. Let's do the first general cleaning right now.
First, let's remove all unnecessary content - the main focus is on the "heavy" - music, photos and videos. We go into the programs of the same name and start deleting what we haven’t watched/listened to for a long time.
Secondly, we study the collection of applications - if you rarely clean your device, we guarantee that you will find 5-10 programs that you can safely remove. Having seen some, you may even ask yourself - wow, did I ever stage this?
To remove applications:
1 Make a long tap on an unnecessary program.
The third point is clearing browser data, including the cache. Of course, the cache is a very useful thing - the first time you access an Internet page, the browser remembers the content located on it and the next time it is accessed, it unloads this content from the device’s memory, and not from a remote server, which makes it possible to load page content faster. However, over time, a bunch of unnecessary materials accumulate in the cache, which not only take up a lot of device memory, but can also cause browser crashes, so from time to time the cache simply needs to be cleared.
To clear the cache:
1 Open Settings on your iPad, then Safari. If you are using a third-party browser, please refer to its settings. 2 Tap “Clear history and website data”.
And finally, let's talk about applications running in the background. Amazingly, there are users who never close them at all! Yes, they think that when you minimize a program window, it closes itself, but no, thanks to the multitasking of the iPad, this does not happen. But! Multitasking is implemented so that the user can quickly return to the application at any time, and not to clutter up the memory. Therefore, if you don’t need the open program for a few more hours, why waste precious system performance on it? Make it a rule to always terminate unnecessary applications, especially since it is not at all difficult to do:
1 Double tap on the Home button.
That's all - a couple of simple movements, and the iPad can “breathe” much easier!
Disabling unnecessary effects
The iOS system on which all Apple mobile devices run is definitely very beautiful. Various kinds of visual effects when transitioning between menu items are one of the aspects of creating an overall stylish picture. However, unfortunately, these same effects not only make the system visually more pleasing, but also significantly reduce its performance. However, you shouldn’t be upset - disabling these effects will not greatly deteriorate the appearance of the system, and performance will increase, so you are unlikely to be sad for a long time that, for example, opening applications is no longer accompanied by animation.
To turn off all unnecessary effects on iPad Mini:
1 Open “Settings”, then “General” / “Universal Access”.
Disabling auto updates...
The next step in unloading the system is to turn off everything that the device does automatically and that you may not always need. Firstly, you should disable all auto-updates, for this:
1 Open “Settings”, then “iTunes Store and App Store”.
However, we recommend turning off auto-updates altogether, because downloading even the update you need may begin at the most inopportune moment, when the gadget is already heavily loaded. If you're really worried about missing an update, just make it a habit to perform updates manually, checking for the latest ones every day.
...and notifications!
Disabling notifications from applications is another step that will help you make your gadget faster. By the way, many people don’t know that notifications from programs can be turned off and constantly pop-up windows with this or that information even irritate those who don’t know a little. Great news! In just a couple of moves, you can kill two birds with one stone - get rid of unnecessary and annoying pop-ups and make life easier for your device. To turn off notifications:
1 Open “Settings”, then “Notifications”.
We advise you to leave only the most important notifications, for example, from instant messengers; it is still important to find out in time that you have received a new message. But, for example, the audiobook program “Listen” has the “habit” of informing about every new book that appears in the library - and this information is unlikely to interest anyone, except perhaps avid book lovers.
Don't update!
Another golden rule that will help a no longer young gadget work quickly is “Do not update to the most accessible iOS!” Yes, Apple devices support current updates for a very long time; a gadget can be more than 3 years old, and it still has access to the latest iOS. However, the user must exercise common sense, yes - a new version of iOS always brings new cool “goodies”, but it also puts a lot of stress on the device. Of course, you can update, but for the time being, but if you begin to notice that after updates the device begins to slow down, stop and do not aggravate the problem.
For the first generation iPad Mini, the maximum available version is iOS 9.3.5. We advise you to stay on iOS 8 and not move further. Yes, there are many users who claim that the first mini iPad runs iOS 9 perfectly, but there are many more who updated to iOS 9 and the tablet began to slow down mercilessly.
iPad Recovery
We, of course, understand that perhaps our advice “Do not update to iOS 9 if you have an iPad Mini 1” may be overdue, and you are reading this article precisely because the update was the final straw - a device that is already I wasn’t pleased with the performance and started to slow down quite frankly. What to do? Well, firstly, do all the above steps to overclock your gadget, and then try resetting your iPad in recovery mode via iTunes. It’s possible, as the pros say, that the firmware is “bad”, due to the fact that Wi-Fi malfunctioned during the update process, and the tablet lags precisely for this reason, and not because it simply frankly no longer supports the current firmware.
How to restore iPad Mini? We follow the following instructions:
1 Create a backup copy of all information stored on the device:through the iCloud menu (“Settings” / “iCloud” / “Backup”, turn on the “iCloud Backup” slider, tap “Create a backup”)
Important! If restoring the iPad Mini in combination with all the measures described above does not make your device any faster, then most likely the problem with the device is very serious and is of a hardware nature. The best solution in such a situation is to send the gadget to a service center for diagnostics; they will most likely do it for free or for a symbolic 100-200 rubles. Well, when it becomes obvious what the cause of the problem is, you will be offered repairs, and you can decide what is better - to repair the device or buy a new one.
Let's summarize
So, as you can see, there are many ways to overclock the iPad Mini. However, if you succumb to the temptation and update to the highest possible iOS - the iPad Mini has iOS 9, then you are unlikely to achieve truly tangible success. Nevertheless, we hope that these guides will help you get rid of problems and get a relatively quickly and trouble-free working device.
Last time, we examined in detail the methods that will help you download videos from YouTube to your iPhone. This instruction is located. Today we will give you a sufficient number of tips on how to speed up the iPad 2 and other versions of tablet smartphones from Apple. This instruction will help you improve the performance of previous versions of iPad, on completely new firmware, such as iOS10. One of the criteria for the slow operation of iPads is precisely the software, which requires improvement.
If you have an old iPad model, perhaps it is the 1,2,3 or 4 series, or an iPad Mini - then there is a high probability that the performance of these devices does not suit you, as it was before. Even though iOS is one of the modern mobile operating systems that requires minimal maintenance, it still hampers the performance of many devices over time. Sometimes, even relatively new iPad models slow down significantly in performing everyday tasks. You may find the universal instructions for restoring an iPhone or iPad from a backup to be useful. You can read it.
There are quite a large number of different methods for speeding up the performance of older models. So, the iPad 2 is slow, what should I do? Let's get started:
The first trick is to ensure that you leave in the device memory only those applications that you use constantly. Remove applications and games that you installed once and completely forgot about them.
It is important to know! Please note that we are talking exclusively about deleting applications and games from the device, and not about closing them (unloading them from memory) by swiping from the multitasking panel. In this case, unloading the application from memory will not have any effect on the performance of the device. The theory that closing several applications will free up memory and speed up your iPad or iPhone is a myth. Users who understand how multitasking works are well aware of how iOS manages memory.
But deleting applications and games forever from the device’s memory will significantly speed up the work of, for example, iPad 2.
On the other hand, if you want to remove several applications, there is an easier way. Go to “Settings” - “General” - “iCloud”. Go to the "Manage backups" section and delete the contents of all applications and games that take up a lot of space. For example, podcasts or movies are one of the main reasons why previous generations of iPads are slow.
Once you've cleaned your iPad, you need to restart it. Rebooting the device will allow you to “refresh” its memory and start working “from scratch”.
Hold down the device's ON/OFF button until a window appears prompting you to turn off the device. Then press and hold the button again to turn on the tablet.
Now that you have cleared out the garbage, your iPad should already be running much faster, but if you are using previous versions of tablets, the question of “How to speed up iPad 2” remains relevant.
In order to achieve the most significant performance gains, you should disable application updates in the settings. Start by turning off app and game updates running in the background. Go to “Settings” - “General” - “Off”. Background update of applications and games" or "Settings" - "iTunes Store, Appstore" and switch the curtain from active to passive.
Keep in mind: upgrading to a newer iOS operating system can be a "pig in a poke" because in terms of performance it may increase or remain the same. Developers add and introduce new functions that can actually significantly slow down the operation of the device, but, as a rule, Apple does not leave such errors in the code for a long time and fixes them quite quickly. In any case, if your iPad is running slowly despite following the steps in the previous tips, it is worth trying to update your device to a newer operating system.
Go to "Settings" - "General" - "Software Update". Check availability of new firmware versions.
The Safari browser is one of the few applications that significantly affects the performance of the device. If your iPad 2 is running slowly, this may be due to the loaded cache memory, which contains a large amount of data from the Safari browser. We advise you to clear the cache: “Settings” - “General” - “Safari”. Click on "Clear history and website data".
This should speed up the Safari interface, but on the other hand it will take much longer to load the site page.
Pop-up windows or informational messages from applications and games also significantly affect system performance in previous iPad 2 and mini models. To resolve this issue, you should turn off notifications for all applications or for those that are not important. To do this, go to “Settings” - “Notifications”.
The device location function works in the background from the start of iOS download. This has a big impact on the battery life and performance of the iPad. But, if you disable this function, you will lose the ability to take location-referenced photos; you will be unable to use the navigator and other resources that require GPS enabled on the device for high-quality and reliable operation. To turn off automatic location detection, go to “Settings” - “Privacy” - “Location Services”. Set the slider to inactive.
You can feel the performance gain after disabling standard search on your smartphone or tablet. Spotlight is a pretty handy feature if you want to find something very quickly on your iPad. To disable search, go to “Settings” - “General” - “Spotlight”.
My iPad 2 is slow, what should I do? The last hope if the previous steps did not help you understand this issue. Let's try to disable visual effects and unnecessary animation. To do this, go to “Settings” - “General” - “Universal Access”. Turn on the Reduce Motion feature.
Our instructions are suitable for devices such as the iPad mini; if it begins to work slowly or slow down, we ask you to carefully read all the tips.
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Details Created: February 20, 2017 Updated: December 05, 2017iOS 9.0 works on fairly old devices. With these simple tips you can speed up their work.
1 Restart your iPad
Reboot your tablet.Press and hold the Power button until the power bar appears. Turn off the device, then press the power button again.
An alternative option (bet you didn’t know about it?): Press and hold the Home and Power buttons at the same time and wait for the apple to appear. This will reboot your device.
2 Get rid of unnecessary applications
Free space is necessary for the iPad to work quickly and reliably.Press and hold your finger on the app icon until they all start to shake. Click on the cross of the application you are going to delete. Unfortunately, built-in programs cannot be removed.
Alternative option: Settings → General → Storage and iCloud → Storage, Manage. Shows a list of files and programs available for removal.
Get rid of the unnecessary stuff, reboot the tablet.
3 Content update
Background data refreshing is a handy feature, but you can get a little more out of your tablet by not doing so.Settings → Basics → Content Update.
A couple more tweaks:
- Reduce transparency: Settings → General → Accessibility → Increase contrast;
- Reduce background and effects motion: Settings → General → Accessibility;
- Turn off Spotlight suggestions: Settings → General → Spotlight Search.
4 Notifications and geolocation
While notifications can be useful, at least check which apps have them enabled: Settings → Notifications.Do the same with geolocation: Settings → Privacy → Location Services.
5 Clear your browser cache
Safari saves settings and site data while running, which can slow down your browser as a result.Clear them: Settings → General → Reset → Erase content and settings.
6 Clear RAM
Press and hold the Power button. When the shutdown bar appears, continue to hold the Power button and press and hold Home.The screen will blink and the home screen will appear.
7 Buy a new one
Apple will soon introduce a new generation of devices. Maybe it's time to update your old devices?Original -
